This is the most human version of this song, just him and his guitar. It’s a humble version, a version of him in a bar just doing what he loves. It’s so raw seeing him mess up but it adds to the atmosphere.

you can hear his voice fading here. get well soon john. I(and the world) need you to continue making amazing music.

Nowhere to hide when it comes to acoustic guitar - and John really shows off how damn good he is!

I like that he evolves. He becomes more and more sophisticated for each album

he is such an amazing singer that he can just improvise and it makes him sound professional. i look up to this man...i really do.

This sounds even more beautiful in a lower key!

Stop This Train, one of the best songs ever written? Hell yes!!

this is the best vocal performance I've seen of John Mayer? He looks so at peace it makes me so happy

love that he doesn't even have to play the riff at all and it still sounds good. :10-:14 seconds.

I love you for recording all of these! They never get old!

Thank you for sharing this!

i like this song the best. Stop this train. Nice song.

thanks for the video from those of us who hasn't seen john live yet, thanks for filming and sharing!! much appreciated

wow, this is seriously one of the best versions of this song Oo thanks for the upload

I miss the old John Mayer

whiskey whiskey whiskey in the middle of the song was great

i like this john mayer, but i will always miss the pop, battlestudies-continuum era john

Mostly, I just drink in the ambiance and the music when I go to a show, though if a musician friend wants me to film, I do. On this particular night, I happened to have a good video camera, he was so close by, and I know a lot of people would enjoy seeing this rare show. It was unforgettable night, and I can enjoy the show and hold a camera at the same time.

I did, and he was so nice, and very patient when my flash didn't go off. People have said bad things about him, but based on my experience meeting him, I love him ten times more now. :)

hey thanks for sharing all these videos... its probly some of th eoldest videos of him i have seen... thanks again

I literally can't get over how damn good he is at guitar, just wow.

this is sick thanks so much for all the vids you're the best

Yeah, we can't stop this train... thank you John Mayer

haha check the mo! looks so much older.. great vid. Thanks for this =)

@PwnYouAtSoccer Just one of the perks of being John Mayer. He keeps it in his hand the entire time! I play guitar too, trust me its very difficult!

30 Likes as opposed to 0 Dislikes over 3,800 views; (I know I probably jinxed it now haha,) Just goes to show how good JM is. Talent won't be contested especially when presented in great quality! Thanks again @violetskyye! I live 40 minutes from L.A., I need to start going to the Hotel Cafe; JM is my favorite and I was literally just talking to my cousin how I've seen him live but only at huge venues like Staples when hes shredding which I love!; but now I wanna see the throwback acoustic John.

mayer cover mayer song lol best cover ever

@SingItMeow I was there to tape a friend's set, and had used a lot of the battery already. I was so glad it held up until midway through the last song. :)

I'm going to see him at the Hollywood Bowl in October. :-)

The dude in the crowd might be my least favorite human ever

Is it just me or isn´t the most important thing just to listen, enjoy, drink your whiskey and feel privileged cause John Mayer is playing and making your night special? What's it with people wanting to record everything always? It seems to me that nowadays the important thing is to be seen and to post everything on the internet. I am not complaining about the guy with a camera filming the whole night, I am complaining about comments like: 'I would beat myself up if I didn't have a camera'.

I'd just enjoy the magical moment you have then (:

@DreamfallenOne Thanks so much! Still more uploading. :) BTW, if you've ever tried to hold up a handheld camera in a crowded venue for an hour, you'd feel my pain. Haha.

@violetskyye thank you !

@foxyfoxy06 No, John just popped in to try out a few songs for people who were already there. In fact, he wasn't even announced that night. Just walked in, took the stage and started playing. I happen to the be luckiest person around, since I was standing 4 feet from the stage.

You are so lucky, omygod.

Anyone know what kind of strings John uses on his acoustics? sounds amazing

@sandstang66 Haha. Thanks!

@ASLint also check out his performance in pbs...no autotune there either...

I sincerely hope that when John gets older, and of course he has about a 100 different studio records under his belt, and he just bothers playing live gigs, that he'll take the time to get a bunch of songs he's written that were never recorded and put out that record, 'cause that's gonna be the very good stuff - the stuff that is still a million times amazing, but never made the records.

John Mayer seems like he doesn't care about his fans anymore, don't get me wrong, it takes a lot for him to perform live in his off time, but he just doesn't seem interested anymore. Hopefully just a phase? I think 'born and raised' perfectly describes where he is in his life right now

he had in tucked between his fingers the whole time

3:13 fucking unreal!

i was there front row to see australia's Matt Corby.. check him out. I promise you will be amazed

@ASLint there's no autotune in his live in la...try listening to a version from people sho just videotaped the event standing on the crowed and you'll see that it sounds exactly the same...

When did John go through the vocal thing? Because wasn’t it around this time that he noticed something was up with his voice?

yeah he does that alot, I've tried it but it doesnt feel natural

why is there one person screaming every time he pauses singing

@blok31092 I've wondered that before too haha. Most sources say Ernie Ball Slinky Acoustics. Don't quote me on it, but that's what I found.

This has got to be one of the most underrated songs of all time... Simply awesome, yet he is known for crap like 'daughters' and 'comfortable'

this is a cover i did at an open mic the other night, just type baranowski25 into the search bar

This is from Continuum. One of his better songs on that album actually. I do agree with you though that he lost his touch with that sorry excuse of a last album. I mean some of the songs are fine but it's like more of a commercial gimmick than a real album from the heart.

@Veyron1333 If you go to my channel, I have the set list in the comments section. :)

"whisky whisky whisky" he sang? haha!

the shouting is SO ANNOYING and John Mayer incredible as always

when the hell did he grab a pick?? at 3:06 he just takes it out...

Anybody else thinks hes doing a bob dylan impression a little?

Ther's always that one drunk "woooo" girl, who ruin something special, like this !

news flash, people change or atleast go through different patches in their life. he shouldnt stay the same writing the same music just to make you happy...

He should have thrown in a “stop this scream” for that stupid guy

His singing being bad has nothing to do with microphones, or styles, or anything other than himself. The vocal melody is really really high on the album recording. Most live performances of this song are pretty rough. The version on Live in LA has a ton of autotune and dubs. It's tough to sing, period.

He started out pitchy as fuck.